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Grade 9 Assessment
of Mathematics
2011
SAMPLE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

Record your answers to the multiple-choice questions

on the Student Answer Sheet (2011, Academic).

Please note: The format of

this booklet is different from
that used for the assessment.
The questions themselves
remain the same.
Directions
Make sure you have the following materials:
• Student Answer Sheet
• the Formula Sheet
• a pencil and an eraser
• a ruler
• a scientific or graphing calculator
• some paper for rough work for multiple-choice questions only
The diagrams in this booklet are not all drawn to scale.

Answering Multiple-Choice Questions

When answering the multiple-choice questions, be sure you use the Student Answer Sheet. The circles you
will be filling in are lettered a, b, c, d.

1. Try to answer all of the multiple-choice Sample Question

questions. Do not leave a question blank.
1 Find the area of the shaded region of
2. Be sure to read each question and its four the rectangle below.
answer choices carefully. When you choose
an answer, fill in the appropriate circle on
the Student Answer Sheet. Do not spend too
much time on any one question.

3. Mark only one answer for each question.

Do not fill in more than one circle for a
question.
1 square unit
4. To make a correction, cleanly erase the
answer you wish to change and fill in the a 16 square units
circle for your new answer.
b 24 square units
5. Now do the following sample question. c 30 square units
Fill in your choice in the sample row.
d 36 square units

Sample Row on Answer Sheet

1. a b c d

You should have filled ain b . c d

Answering Open-Response Questions

1. The open-response questions are designed to let you show what you know and what you can do.
Try to give clear, well-organized solutions to illustrate your complete understanding and ability to
communicate. Give as much information as you can.

2. Do all of your work (even your rough work) in this booklet.

3. Write your solutions so that they can be understood by someone who does not know your work.

4. Make sure you follow the directions on the Key Words page.

For example, a question might ask you to “Show your work.” Read the Key Words page. It says
to record all calculations and steps. So, if you sketch a graph in the process of getting to your
answer, show the sketch and label it. Use proper and correct mathematical conventions when you
present your work.

5. When using a calculator, write down the numbers you use and the operations you carry out.

For example, a question might ask you to “Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 7 cm.”
You need to write A 5 π(3.5)2 as well as the answer you get on your calculator.

6. There are many different ways to solve any problem. Use your broad range of mathematical
knowledge to present a complete and creative solution to each question.
Key Words
Throughout the assessment, key words are used to identify the type of response required from you. The
key words are explained below. Refer to this sheet to make sure you are responding fully to each question.

Compare:
Tell what is the same and what is different.

Describe:
Use words to create a mental picture for the reader.

Determine:
Use mathematics to find a solution to the problem.

List:
Use point form.

Explain:
Use words and symbols to make your solution clear.

Justify:
Give reasons and evidence to show your answer is correct.

Show your work:

Record all calculations and all the steps you went through to get your answer. You may use words,
numbers, graphs, diagrams, symbols and/or charts.
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Multiple-Choice

1 Which of the following has a volume that 3 What is the value of the expression
can be represented by s3?
5(]18 1 12)
]4 1 1
?
a
a 10
s b 6
c ]6
d ]10

b
4 Luke designs a garden in the shape of a right
triangle as shown below.
s

c 3x

The total area of the garden is 96 m2.

d 9e_08LW02_triangle.eps
Hint:
1
A 5 2 bh

Which is closest to the value of x in the

diagram?
a 6m
s b 8m
c 32 m
2 What value of m makes the equation
6am
d 64 m
5 3a5 true?
2a3
a 2
b 8
c 15
d 18

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Multiple-Choice Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

5 A square and an equilateral triangle are

pictured below.

(5x  3) (7x  1)

If the square and the triangle have the

same perimeter, what is the value of x?
a 2
b 4
c 9
d 15

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Open-Response

6 How High Is It?

The cylinder pictured below has a surface area of 660 cm2.

14 cm

Use the following formula to determine the height of the cylinder:

Surface area = 2πr2 1 2πrh
Show your work.

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Multiple-Choice Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

7 Dechen has a candy-making business. The 8 Karina has a job at a video store. The total
graph below shows the total number of she is paid each week is made up of an
candies his business has produced by the hourly rate plus $14 for transportation.
end of each day for the first four days.
One week, she works 20 hours and is paid
Total Number of Candies $215.
Produced vs. Day
C Which equation represents the relationship
1800 between Karina’s total pay, P, in dollars,
Total number of candies produced

and the number of hours she works, n?

1600

1400
a P 5 10.75n 1 14
1200 b P 5 14n 1 10.75
1000 c P 5 10.05n 1 14
800 d P 5 14n 1 10.05
600

400

200
d
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Day

If this trend continues, which of the

following points represents a day with
more candies produced than expected?
a (5, 500)
b (9, 850)
c (10, 1300)
d (14, 1400)

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Multiple-Choice

9 Which table of values shows a linear aa The graph below represents the relationship
relation between C and n? between Rena’s distance from home and time.
a
n C D
0 0

Distance from
4

home (km)
r
1 2 3 q
2 4 2

1 p w
3 8
t
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

b n C Time (min)

0 0 During which section of the graph does

1 1 Rena travel the fastest?
2 4 a p
3 9 b q
c r
c n C d w
0 0
1 4 as The table below represents a linear relation.
2 11
Time, t Distance, D
3 15
0 5
1 15
d
n C 2 25
0 0 3 35

1 3 4 45

2 6
Which equation represents this relation?
3 9
a D 5 5t
b D 5 10t
c D 5 10t 1 5
a0 Which relation does not have an initial
value of 50? d D 5 5t 110
a y 5 50
b y 5 50 1 8x
c y 5 50x
d y 5 50 2 x

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Open-Response Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

ad Follow the Bouncing Ball

This scatter plot shows the relationship between the rebound height of a ball and the height from
which the ball is dropped.
Rebound Height vs.
Drop Height
R

2
Rebound height (m)

1.5

0.5

h
0 1 2 3 4

Drop height (m)

Draw a line of best fit for the data on the grid above.
Determine an equation for your line of best fit.
Show your work.

Equation of line of best fit: __________________________________

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Open-Response

af Getting Paid
Hannah’s total pay includes a base salary and a percent of her sales.
The following table shows her total pay for three different sales levels.

Sales Total pay

($) ($)

15 000 1700

17 500 1825

28 000 2350

Determine Hannahʼs total pay when her sales are $47 000.
Show your work.

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Multiple-Choice Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

ag Which of the following cannot be an aj Nevenka and Juan scuba dive. The graph
equation of a line? below represents the relationship between
the distance from the surface, in metres,
a x52
and time, in minutes, for both divers as they
b y57 swim down from the surface and then swim
back up.
c y 5 2x2 1 7
Distance from Surface vs. Time
d 2x 1 y 1 7 5 0
D

Which of the following is the equation of

Distance from
ah

surface (m)
18
the line 6x  2y  12  0 in the form
y  mx  b? 12

a y 5 ]3x  6 6

t
b y 5 3x 2 6 0 4 8 12 16 20
1 Time (min)
c y 5 ] 3 x 1 12
1
d y 5 3 x 2 12 Juan
Nevenka

Which statement below is true?

a J uan swims back up at a rate
of 0.5 m/min.
b  evenka swims back up at a rate
N
of 4.5 m/min.
c  evenka swims down faster than she
N
swims back up.
d J uan swims down and back up at the
same rate.

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Multiple-Choice

ak Alex has $150. She spends the same al Which of the following represents the graph
amount each week. After 6 weeks, she of the equation 2x 2 4y 5 8?
has $30 remaining.
a y
The relationship between the amount of 5
money Alex has and the number of weeks 4
3
is represented by a line. What is the slope 2
of this line? 1
x
a ]25 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1–10 1 2 3 4 5
–2
b ]20 –3
–4
c 20 –5

d 25
b y
5
4
3
2
1
x
0
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1–1 1 2 3 4 5
–2
–3
–4
–5

c y
5
4
3
2
1
x
0
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1–1 1 2 3 4 5
–2
–3
–4
–5

d y
5
4
3
2
1
x
0
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1–1 1 2 3 4 5
–2
–3
–4
–5

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Multiple-Choice Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

s0 Which equation represents a line that has

the same y-intercept as 2x 1 3y 2 6 5 0?
1
a y 5 2x 1 2

b y 5 2x 2 2
1
c y 5 ]2x 1 6

d y 5 ]2x 2 6

sa Nate buys a video-game system.

• The system costs $300.
• Games cost $60 each.
• He pays 13% tax on the system and on
each game.
• He has $850 in total to spend.
After he pays for the system, how many
games is Nate able to buy?
a exactly 12
b exactly 9
c no more than 7
d no more than 3

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Open-Response

ss Hit the Slopes

Consider the two relations represented below.

Relation 1 Relation 2
y
4

1
5x2y4 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4
x
1

2

3

4

Determine the slope of the line representing each relation.

Show your work.

Slope of line representing Relation 1: _____________________

Slope of line representing Relation 2: ____________________
Which of these relations is represented by the steeper line?
_______________________________________
Justify your answer.

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Open-Response Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

sd How Many Uniforms?

The equation C 5 20n 1 35 represents the relationship between the cost of school volleyball
uniforms, C, in dollars, and the number of uniforms ordered, n.
• The uniform company requires that the school order a minimum of 15 uniforms.
• The school has a maximum of $600 to spend on the uniforms.
Determine the possible values for n and C in this situation.
Show your work.

The possible values for n are ________________________________________.

The possible values for C are _______________________________________.

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Multiple-Choice

sf Tom uses fencing to create a rectangular horse
enclosure. He uses the side of a barn as one of
the sides of the enclosure.
Barn
sh Pablo is designing a rectangular flag that
consists of three coloured triangles.
The picture below shows the colours of
the triangles and the cost of each colour
of material.

Red Green
Width
$0.03/cm2 $0.02/cm2
Blue 50 cm
$0.01/cm2
Length

Tom has 48 metres of fencing to use for the 100 cm

three sides of the rectangular enclosure.
Which set of dimensions will use the entire What is the total cost of the material?
48 m of fencing?
a $75.00
a width is 8 m, length is 6 m
b $87.50
b width is 12 m, length is 12 m
c $150.00
c width is 24 m, length is 12 m
d $175.00
d width is 12 m, length is 24 m

sj A cylinder has a volume of 400p cm3 and

sg Consider the following triangle. a diameter of 20 cm.
16 cm Which of the following is closest to the
3.5 cm height of the cylinder?
Base a 1 cm
b 4 cm
Which expression can be used in the process
of determining the length of the base? c 20 cm
a 162 2 3.52 d 40 cm
b 162 1 3.52
c 16  3.5
d 16  3.5

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Multiple-Choice Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

sk Consider the diagram below.

Which of the following equations is
always true?

b
x
c

a x5a1b
b x5b1c
c x5a2b
d x5b2c

sl A rectangular sign is built as shown below.

The four supports for the back of the sign
form four congruent triangles.

32

What is the value of x?

a 268
b 328
c 588
d 648

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011 Open-Response

d0 Building an Ice Rink

Jake builds an ice rink as shown below.
25 m

10 m

Determine the perimeter of the rink.

Show your work.

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Open-Response Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2011

da Shazam
Pravin designs a lightning bolt using two quadrilaterals and one triangle as shown below.

y
66

72
x
y
68

25

Complete the table below.

Justify your answers using geometric properties.

Angle measure Justification

x  _________

y  _________

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